Frederick william wellhausen



(No Model.)

P.-W. WE'LLHAUS-EN.

PLOW. No. 466,477. Patented Jan. 5, 1892.

' lljazgib'v Fved. Z0. luellhausem UNITED ST TES,

PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK WILLIAM WELLHAUSEN, OF AMITE CITY, LOUISIANA.

PLOW.

srncrrrcn'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,477, dated January5, 1892.

Application filed August 6, 1 891 s'enn No. 401,912. (No model.)

. socket dot the front cross-bar the standard Be it known that I,FREDERICK WILLIAM WELLHAUSEN, a citizen of the United States,

' residing at Amite City, in the parish of Tangipahoa and State ofLouisiana, have invented a new and usefulPlow, of which the following isa specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hand-plows.

The object of the present invention is to simplify and improve theconstruction of hand-plows, increase their strength and'durability, toenable the parts to be readily separated and assembled, and to permitblades to be easily changed and to be readily adjusted as to depth.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a hand-plowconstructed in accordance with this invent-ion. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective view of the cross-bar.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 1 designate handles orpush-bars slightly converging toward their front end and havingjournaled between the same a wheel 2 and connected intermediate theirends by a front cross-bar 3 and a rear cross-bar 4.. Thefront cross-bar3 is constructed of metal, is provided at its ends with perforatedflanges 5, through which passscrewsorbolts,wherebyitis secured to thehandles, and it has intermediate its ends a socket 6, in which issecured by a set-screw 8 a plow-standard 9. The plow-standard 9 isconstructed of metal and is curved and connected by braces 10 with thefront ends of the handles, and it is provided at its lower end with asocket 11, in which is secured a shank 12 of a blade 13. By means of theand the blade may be adjusted vertically to regulate the depth of theplow, while the socket of the standard permits blades to be readilyremoved and attached to the standard to enable difierent kinds of bladesto be used. The shank of the blade is secured in the socket 11 of thestandard bya set-screw 14.

The plow is simple, inexpensive, strong, and durable, its parts may bequickly assembled and separated, which is advantageous in packing andshipping, different kinds of blades may be readily employed, and it maybe adjusted to regulate the depth of its out.

What I claim is- I 1. In a plow, the combination of the handles, thewheel journaled between the handles, the front cross-bar connecting thebandles and provided at its ends with flanges and having intermediateits ends a socket, a set-screw, the curved plow-standard arranged insaid socket and engaged by the set-screw, the blade secured to the lowerend of the standard, and the braces connecting the standard and thehandle, substantially as described.

2. In a plow, the combination of the handles, the wheel journaledbetween the handles, the front cross-bar connecting the handles andprovided at its ends with flanges secured to the same and havingintermediate its ends a socket and a set-screw, the curved standardarranged in said socket and engaged by the set-screw and provided at itslower end with a socket and a set-screw, the blade provided with a shankarranged in the socket of the standard, and the braces connecting thestandard and the handles, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in

